Jeff and Amy

We are medical missionaries with SIM (Serving in Mission) working to plant churches in rural Paraguay. God has blessed us with 8 children, a peaceful town to live in, precious friends (both Paraguayan and team mates), fulfillment in our ministry and a beautiful culture to explore. He truly has given us more that we could ever have asked or imagined.

Ryan is 15 and in high school!

He is smart, outgoing, and loves the Lord. He loves games (sports and board) and spending time with friends.

Ginny is 13 years old.

She loves taking care of animals, being outdoors, collecting "treasures", drawing and crafting.

Joshua is 12 years old.

Joshua loves doing experiements (from science to cooking), U.S. President trivia and listening to Adventures in Odyssey.

Tyler is 10 years old.

Tyler has a contagious smile and hearty laugh. He loves soccer, sword fights and his daddy.

Micah is 8 years old.

Micah is active and mischievious. He never wears shoes and always wears a bathingsuit (we're going on 3 years of this "fad"). He loves running outside and playing UNO.

Julia is 4 years old.

Julia loves music and singing songs with made up lyrics. She loves animals (like her big sister) and rough housing with her brothers.

Josiah is 2 years old

This guy is a character! He dumps everything out, knocks everything down, colors on the walls, rips books, jumps on beds and falls off of beds, gives tight hugs, wet kisses, solid fist bumps and plays hard all day long,

CLAIRE JOY was born December 29

This little girl gets so much attention around here. There are always arms to hold her, someone to entertain her and always an extra hand around to help. Claire is a beautiful, content and joyous baby.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

TIMOTHY TRAINING !!

In January Jeff (along with other missionary colleagues) held a training workshop for rural Paraguayan men.The goal was to teach them a different method of sharing the gospel – through Bible stories.Over the three days, the men memorized, discussed, put to drama, and wrote songs about each story.At the end of the workshop they were encouraged to share these stories and more specifically, to find someone to disciple and teach him all the stories.The idea then was to bring that disciple to the next Timothy Training.

Between lost phone lists, the threat of rain, last minuteness, and key people out of town, the recent Timothy Training class had a different feel to it than the first.Unfortunately, only one of the original participants brought a disciple with him.One colleague reflected, “In spite of a reduced group and incomplete homework, we continue to be encouraged by the testimonies of how they were able to share God's Word with people who had never cared to hear or as they glowingly talked about Bible studies they are teaching using the Biblical narratives.”

This group learned a new set of stories and shared deep insights about each one.Their challenge: make disciples of men.Pray for these men as the word of God is being sown deeper into their hearts and as it (naturally) overflows to their family, neighbors and colonias.As one farmer said, “This is the key to reaching rural Paraguay.”I’m telling you, God is up to something very wonderful and we are thrilled to be a (small) part of it.

PRAYER REQUESTS UPDATED 12/08/14

PRay for the Women's Timothy Training this Dec 13th! Pray for the Forest Door Bible Church in San Francisco, it's elders, deacons and members. Pray for ongoing Timothy trainings for men and women during this year of furlough. Pray that they would look for ways to minister to other churches, teaching them to teach others as they have been taught. Pray for missionary trips within Paraguay that they can grow and serve others.

Prayer

Pray for the handful of new believers in Jataity that they would continue meeting together and growing in their faith during this one year furlough. Pray for Cesar as he leads these groups. There is one brand new Bible study in San Isidro with about a dozen people. They are asking great questions and are very receptive so far. Pray for Kevin and Rebekah Howell and family as they encourage these believers and make new friends and hone their Guarani language skills. Pray for the families who hosted TIME students this year, several of whom seemed opened to learning more about the Gospel. Pray against the spiritual pride that blinds many from seeing their own error and the inadequacy of relying on good works for our justification before God.

For Jeff:

Pray for wisdom to know when and how best to work part time during this home assignment. The 15 passenger van has had some recent expensive repairs and Ineed wisdom to know best how to proceed. Is this the right vehicle to ship to Paraguay?

For Amy:

Pray for a safe delivery any day now! I'll reach 37 weeks in 3 days! Pray for me as I strive to complete daily each task God has prepared for me to do. Pray as I home school our children and take care of various family needs. Pray that I will be a Proverbs 31 woman!

For the kids:

Pray for the kids that they will show themselves friendly and make friends at church. A large youth group setting makes some of them a little nervous.

For our teammates:

Pray for our SIM team mates whom we love and respect. These incredible missionaries have such a heart to reach Paraguay (and the world) for Christ. Pray for their financial support , safety while traveling, and that they will be a light in a dark world. Pray for the Larrabees, our newest teammates, as they adjust to the languages and culture of Paraguay

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